Pocomoke Ethanol

Address

Costen Rd
West Pocomoke, MD
United States

Latitude: 38.09522

Longitude: -75.61512

Fuel Conversion: Ethanol Conversion

Notes

farmland between northbound Route 13 and the railroad tracks at Costen Road north of Pocomoke. Original plans were for 55 mmgpy. Also switched from corn to barley.
The company has already purchased the 252-acre Alexander Farm, and had 78 acres of it rezoned from agricultural to industrial

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Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%
Asian	3.7%	3.7%	1.8%	1.4%	2.2%
Black	15.3%	15.3%	39.9%	45.3%	29.3%
Hispanic	4.0%	4.0%	3.8%	3.7%	6.1%
White	72.2%	72.2%	49.1%	46.0%	57.8%

Population	1,063	1,063	5,324	13k	109k
Income	$44k				$59k

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Name	Relation	Ownership
Chesapeake Renewable Energy	Owner

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Here comes the sun farm 8/8/2010 "solar farm will consume 15 acres of a 252-acre parcel purchased with an intention to create a $155 million renewable energy operation that also would produce ethanol from locally grown barle
Somerset County MD Zoning Map Teal colored tract below Costen Rd (near mid-eastern border) is probably the location.
Wood-fueled ethanol plant in works for Somerset Co. 2/27/2007 "200,000 tons of wood chips to turn about 18.5 million bushels of corn into fuel annually. He expects 4.5 million bushels of corn to come from the Eastern Shore during the harvest season and

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Power	Type	Status	Fuel	Product
	Fuel Conversion: Ethanol Conversion	Withdrawn	Corn/Grains	Ethanol

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